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“On 24th June 2019, Charnwood Borough Council declared its ambition to be a carbon neutral organisation by 2030. ”
This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | Charnwood Borough Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 21% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Charnwood Borough Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of York Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Milton Keynes | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 23, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 83% | No | 2050 | No |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Charnwood Borough Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Telford & Wrekin Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 89% | No | 2050 | No |
Ashfield District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 88% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Leicester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | No |
Blaby District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 96% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 95% | No | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Charnwood Borough Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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South Gloucestershire Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Three Rivers District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Sevenoaks District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Charnwood Borough Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Darlington Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Dacorum Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Charnwood Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/charnwood-borough-council/ [Accessed 2 Apr 2023].